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Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
Omsk Oblast — Омская область (Russian) Oblast … Wikipedia
Europe — /yoor euhp, yerr / for 1; /yoo roh pee, yeuh / for 2, n. 1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and… … Universalium
Moscow — /mos koh/ or, for 1, 2, / kow/, n. 1. Russian, Moskva. a city in and the capital of the Russian Federation, in the W part: capital of the former Soviet Union. 8,967,000. 2. Also called Grand Duchy of Moscow. Muscovy (def. 1). 3. a city in W Idaho … Universalium
Russia — • Geography and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russia Russia † Catholic E … Catholic encyclopedia
Camelina sativa — taxobox name = Camelina regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Brassicales familia = Brassicaceae genus = Camelina species = C. sativa binomial = Camelina sativa binomial… … Wikipedia
Omsk — /awmsk/, n. a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia on the Irtysh River. 1,148,000. * * * City (pop., 2001 est.: 1,138,400), southwestern Russia, at the confluence of the Irtysh and Om rivers. Founded in 1716 as a military stronghold, Omsk… … Universalium
Novosibirsk — /noh veuh seuh bearsk /; Russ. /neuh veuh syi byeerddsk /, n. a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ob. 1,436,000. Formerly, Novonikolayevsk /noh veuh nik euh lah yefsk/; Russ. /neuh veuh nyi ku lah yifsk/. * * * formerly… … Universalium
Stone Age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. [1860 65] * * * First known period of… … Universalium
